il Giardino Romantico

來到泰國大家一定不陌生的行程之一就是騎大象了！

雖然定居清邁時，去過不少次不同的象園，不過這次在地人推薦了一個新的地方。對天仙來說，也算是新鮮。

除了看表演、騎大象外，還有牛車、竹筏，並且還有附中餐喔！

This is yet another site of attraction that most tourists would be familiar with. 

Despite having had a fair amount of visits to elephant camps, this place was a new experience for me, too!

Aside from elephant talent show and elephant rides, you can also try the oxen cart ride and rafting. Plus, lunch is included in this all-inclusive ticket! 


倫敦雄插旗～
Here's London Paddy at the elephant camp! 



Mae Taeng Elephant Park有豐富的行程。如果要安排來這裡玩，請務必要保留白天一整天的時間。票價不算便宜，但非常物超所值喔！

As mentioned earlier, if you choose to enjoy all the items available, the ticket may sound a little expensive, but quite worthwhile! Do remember to reserve an entire day if you wish to experience the fun here.



進入園區內會有芭蕉可以買。你可以買來自己吃（天仙是覺得不太好吃啦！）或者是拿來餵大象！

After entering the park, you'll be able to purchase bananas... for yourself or for the elephants! Personally, I don't find them very tasty!! 







當然也有很多紀念品提供販售。

Also available are all sorts of souvenirs.

 
難得露面一下～（怎麼還沒生小孩跟生完小孩後的身材一樣=.="）

Here we are! This was before I gave birth to my little girl, but somehow I look just as fat!?



因為我們沒有事先查詢表演開始的時間，所以到了直接看到下半場的表演。

As we did not check the show times beforehand, the first show had already begun. 



大象會畫畫！！

This was the part where the elephants were showing off their drawing skills! 


畫得比我好 T_T
Better painters than I am! 


還會踢足球！

They are also quite talented football players! 


老公（當時是未婚夫）拿芭蕉犒賞小象。

My fiance (now husband) treating the elephants with their snacks.






捉弄遊客，製造笑點～

Making the audience laugh with their tricks.






恩恩愛愛～ 

Love, love love!!! 


接著重頭開始再看一次表演～

And now we get to see the show from the beginning. 


手牽手啊... 是鼻子牽尾巴的出場～

One after the other, they come marching in! 




再看一次怎麼畫圖的！

Let's see again how they paint!





因為這段我們看過了！所以我們就先跑去排騎大象的隊伍了～！

As we'd already seen this part, we took off to line up for the elephant ride!! 


檢視較大的地圖 

 歡迎加入粉絲團喔～ 

天仙念： Of course I am aware of the controversy of these elephant camps. We all know the potential dangers of elephants being mistreated at these places during their trainings. But have you heard the argument that if there are no such camps for elephants, they might have a hard time surviving in the wild? These camps remain controversial, but I did notice that the elephants here look quite content and healthy. So I didn't feel that much guilt for having supported this particular camp.

象園的經營是有爭議性的。許多流傳著大象在園區內在訓練過程中被虐待或是不人道對待的負面訊息。不過也有一種說法是，因為大象的數量如果沒有人為的掌控，會多到它們最後沒有辦法自己在野外生存。來這裡的時候，我有注意到，這裡的大象看起來都滿快樂的，也沒有任何受傷的痕跡。因此才沒有針對此爭議性延伸出內疚的情緒～